DAMASCUS -- Military forces of Syria's interim administration have begun deploying attack helicopters against what it described as "remnants of the former regime" in the country's coastal regions, local media channels reported.

The helicopters are taking off from Istamo Airfield in rural Latakia, targeting armed elements still active in the coastal countryside, media channels cited a statement by the administration, which did not elaborate on the number of helicopters in use or the scope of the operation. (Syria-Attack Helicopters-Former Gov't)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Saturday that Türkiye would not allow the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party or the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia to operate in Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Anadolu cited Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli, who said Fidan underlined the importance of cooperating with Syria to ensure stability and manage a peaceful transition. (Türkiye-U.S.-Kurdish Militants)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Saturday that its air defenses have successfully downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was conducting "hostile missions" over central Yemen's al-Bayda province.

The downed drone is the 13th U.S. drone intercepted by Houthis' air defenses during the group's latest military operations aimed at defending Yemen's sovereignty and supporting the Palestinians in Gaza, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a video briefing, without elaborating on the methods or weapons involved in the downing. (Yemen-Houthis-U.S. Drone)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 20 civilians were killed and 17 others injured in two attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on two displacement camps in El Fasher city in western Sudan, a local government official said on Saturday.

"Last night (Friday), an RSF militia drone dropped four bombs on Qoz Bena school, a camp hosting hundreds of displaced people in El Fasher, killing 19 civilians and injuring 16 others," Ibrahim Khatir, director-general of North Darfur State's health department, told Xinhua. (Sudan-Attacks-Displacement Camps) Enditem

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